Posted On: Monday, October 1st, 2012
Since the introduction of the STOP HIV/AIDS initiative in British Columbia, with its goal to increase HIV screening in the province, there have been many changes to HIV testing in British Columbia. For the PAN 2012 Fall meetings, we conducted an environmental scan, documenting the many shifts that are underway, with regards to testing guidelines,… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, September 5th, 2012
Valerie has worked on various projects with PAN. Valerie Nicholson is a grandmother, mother, and proud resident of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES). She is the co-founder of the Harvest Organic Coop, a fruit and veggie coop for people with compromised immune systems, those affected and infected, housed (gratefully!) at AIDS Vancouver. She is also a… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 20th, 2012
Knowledge mobilization. Knowledge transfer. Knowledge translation. Knowledge exchange. These are some of the buzzwords that have remained popular in Canadian research circles over the past few years as the goal of making sure that research findings get “put to work” has been high on the lists of research funders, universities, and community stakeholders alike. Knowledge… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
The international AIDS conference was hosted in Washington DC last week and for those who were unable to be there and soak it all up, here are some videos and articles that offer some perspective on the research and social activism at AIDS 2012. Watch hightlights or watch it all through these two sites: Highlights… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
Andrew has worked on various projects with PAN. Andrew Beckerman is a retired architect who lives in Victoria, BC, and has been HIV+ since 1980. He credits being alive today to his participation in the first Crixivan® trial. He has served on various Boards. Andrew came to Canada from the US where he was engaged… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, July 20th, 2012
Collaboration is one of those words that certainly gets thrown around a lot in both community work and in the field of community based research. But what does it mean to truly collaborate? What is a collaborator? For the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the main source of funding for most HIV-related CBR in… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 4th, 2012
Review: What’s Hot in HIV Research Research, research everywhere but what to read? Where to start? I’ve been musing about how the lovely World Wide Web makes research so much more accessible, especially with the advent of social media where news and research “find us.” I’m always interested in seeing what colleagues in the HIV/AIDS… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
CBR Spotlight If you are in Victoria from May 28th – 31st, check out some of the fantastic free public lectures being offered by the Universities Without Walls Spring Learning Institute: “What has HIV research done for me lately?” Monday, May 28, 2012 from 9:00am – 12:00pm Arbutus & Queenswood Room, Cadboro Commons Building, University… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, April 13th, 2012
CBR Spotlight Are you (or do you know) a graduate student interested in HIV and community-based research? The Universities Without Walls program is still accepting applications for its 2012-13 Fellows until May 4th, 2012. For application details, visit their website at www.universitieswithoutwalls.ca. CBR Musings: Balance Balance is one of the most sought-after, yet elusive goals… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
CBR Spotlight In this edition of the CBR blog, I want to shine the spotlight on some of the fantastic research our members are doing. Check out AIDS Vancouver Island’s local research page, which provides information about the projects they have been working on and links to the final reports. Great work, AVI! If you… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, February 9th, 2012
CBR Spotlight The Pacific AIDS Network’s CBR Office now has a twitter account! Consider following us @PAN_CBR. This venture into social media is another way that PAN will provide update about CBR projects we are involved with and share research-related resources with our members. If you or your organization have a twitter account we should… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, December 12th, 2011
Hello folks. Welcome to post number two of PAN’s CBR blog CBR Spotlight This month, I’m excited to shine the spotlight on some brand new content on our website. If you click on the CBR tab, you will notice a new KTE tab. KTE is short for ‘Knowledge Translation and Exchange,’ and refers to the… Read more »
